diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index d33ae69..acfd5ee 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(alsa)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(avahi-core)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(dbusmenu-qt)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(enchant)
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gamin)
+## omit gamin support, too buggy -- rdieter
+## https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917848
+#BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gamin)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(jasper)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libattica) >= %{attica_ver}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(liblzma)
@@ -853,6 +855,9 @@ time xvfb-run -a dbus-launch --exit-with-session make -C %{_target_platform}/ te
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 16 2019 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 6:4.14.38-12
+- drop gamin support, too buggy (#917848)
+
 * Thu Apr 11 2019 Richard Shaw <hobbes1069@gmail.com> - 6:4.14.38-11
 - Rebuild for OpenEXR 2.3.0.